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I had a room with private bathroom/TV - Review of Cabinas and Hotel Vista Al Golfo

I had a room with private bathroom/TV. Great view, well equipted communal kitchen, helpful staff. I would always recommend the place. The Hotel might need some renovation, but for the price you can't be too picky.

Stayed January 2013, traveled solo

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It was a great costa rican experience staying at Hotel Vista Al Golfo: very cheap but still very nice: the family that runs it is very helpful , the room is spacious and clean and the common areas (kitchen, living room, etc) cozy and well organized and the tours offered pretty nice (besides the canopy,try the canyoning and horse riding, you won't regret). Just a warning: the location is a little steepy, but the entire city / village is pretty much in the same situation, so enjoy.

Stayed January 2013, traveled solo

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Cabinas Vista al Golfo is simple in the best kind of way- it has no unnecessary frills, but it doesn't skimp on any necessities. There really isn't anything I'd change about it, and found myself saying, "I wish this place were my apartment!"

My friend and I stayed two nights, one in a double room with two beds upstairs, and the other in a dorm room downstairs. The double had more bedding/blankets, whereas the dorm only had sheets. Both had towels and shared bathrooms with hot water!

The upstairs kitchen is absolutely beautiful; it feels like you're in a tree house. It's all windows and you can gaze out at the green mountains and valleys that give Monteverde its name. The kitchen is well stocked with plenty of cutting boards, sharp knives, plates, bowls and mugs. The free breakfast is stellar- with coffee, tea, fruit, bread, jam. The downstairs kitchen is just as well stocked.

There are hammocks and lounge chairs on both levels perfect for reading, relaxing and reflecting. This is not the place to come if you're looking for a party, but it's definitely the place if you're looking to chat with someone about Game of Thrones and swap nature reserve trail suggestions.

The staff was incredibly helpful with bus/tour information and was very flexible when we decided to stay another night.

Because the hostel is on an exposed hillside, at night it was extremely windy and the howling gusts rattling the tin roof made it a little hard to fall asleep, but if you want to avoid mother nature you're traveling in the wrong country.

Room Tip: The double/triples upstairs have an almost treehouse feel. The privates downstairs are off the main...

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Stayed December 2012, traveled with friends

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This place is one of the best places my friend and I stayed in 5 weeks of travel in costa rica. Very friendly, helpful staff/owners. As backpackers typically only able to afford dorm rooms, we were very excited to have a private room for as much as it would cost us to have a dorm room somewhere else. The breakfast is good, lots of coffee, fruit, toast, and cereal. There's also a fun "sky kitchen" with great views of the gulf! Everything is cleaned pretty well, and there are lots of hammocks everywhere. I would definitely recommend staying here!

Stayed November 2012

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This place is definitely a hostel, but in a very good way. If you're looking for something fancy, this isn't the place, but if you're looking for extremely friendly and helpful locals and a place to sleep, it's perfect. We were only here for a night, but were very pleased. We had a private room and the owner was super helpful to arrange tours for us and answer our questions. The soda two doors down was wonderful and invited us into the kitchen to show us what she was cooking. The pollo con arroz was fantastic. If you're in to wildlife make sure you go do the night tour which is only $20 per person and our absolute favorite thing we did while traveling through Costa Rica.

Stayed September 2012, traveled as a couple

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We appreciated to stay in Vista el Golfo likely one of the best stay in Costa Rica. The staff was very helpful to organize all activities around and also in other part of Costa Rica. It has to be also mentioned that nearby is likely the best soda in the country. All in all the money you pay and what you get is great deal.

Stayed October 2012

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Owners extremely friendly and helpful. We had 1 private and 2 dorm rooms and all were clean and comfortable. Easy walk to town. We ate at the soda 2 doors up the street or cooked in the common kitchen. Many hammocks in the breezeway. Very economical for all the amenities. They will even do your laundry which was necessary after an extended stay at the beach and the rain forest.

Stayed August 2012, traveled with friends

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Monteverde Budget Cabins Cabinas vista Al Golfo offers cheap lodging in Santa Elena Monteverde, we are located very close to the town of Santa Elena,we offer cheap cabins for you to spend your vacations in Monteverde Costa Rica, come and stay with us at this small and clean hostel.Cabinas Vista Al GolfoWe are located in an ideal spot, from our lodge balcony and look out point you can enjoy a beautiful and exuberant view, you can see the dinamyc climate changes of the monteverde cloud forestfrom our look out point experience one of the best views of the mountains of Monteverde and the Nicoya Gulf Community kitchen fully equipped, refregirator, microwave, toaster, coffe maker and everything you should need Deluxe Apartments fully equipped kitchen private bathroomprivate balcony with the best view for the mountain and nicoya gulfExcellent hot water system Cable T V Security Box FREE BREAKFASTWI-FIFREE INTERNETFREE COFFEE AND TEACabinas Vista Al Golfo Is costarican family run hotel in Santa Elena the owner Jorge Campos and his wife Anali Lopez will assist you personally with everything you should need, they do speak very good English so if you do not speak our language that should be no problem, you can enquire for tours in the area among other things...more less

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